Цариград

Bulgarian

Etymology

Compounded from цар (car, “emperor”) + град (grad, “city”), thus imperial city.

Proper noun

Цариград • (Carigrad) m

1. (dated) Istanbul
2. (archaic) Veliko Tarnovo

See also

• Истанбул (Istanbul)
• Константинопол (Konstantinopol)
• Велико Търново (Veliko Tǎrnovo)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From ца̏р (“emperor”) + гра̑д (“city”), probably calqued after Ancient Greek expression Βασιλέως Πόλις (Basiléōs Pólis, “the city of the emperor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsǎriɡraːd/
• Hyphenation: Ца‧ри‧град

Proper noun

Ца̀ригра̄д m (Latin spelling Càrigrād)

1. (uncountable, dated, language of literature) Istanbul

Declension

Declension of Цариград

	singular
nominative	Цариград
genitive	Цариграда
dative	Цариграду
accusative	Цариград
vocative	Цариграде
locative	Цариграду
instrumental	Цариградом

Synonyms

• (modern): Ѝстанбул

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Carigrad.